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liveliness

/ˈlaɪvlinəs/LYV-lee-nuhs
/ˈlaɪvlinəs/LYV-lee-nuhs

Meaningthe quality of being lively

Common meaning: energy and cheerfulness

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishlifian‘live’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishlinen‘live’source
  3. Englishlive‘remain alive or dwell’
  4. Englishformed in English from livelively‘full of energy’
  5. Englishformed in English from livelyliveliness‘energy and cheerfulness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from lively + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LIVELY, p.337 · scan

Source words

  • lifian Old English · source word “live”

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